I went to a breastfeeding class last night.

caden1206 · February 2013

So, last night SO and I went to a breastfeeding class. With my son I pumped, but eventually my milk ran out. I want to be more successful this time around. Our hospital is very breastfeeding friendly and even tries to do a lot of skin to skin. The evidence they presented about the benefits of skin to skin during the first hour of life were so convincing that it is making me change what I want after the baby is born despite my training. I really was able to see some awesome benefits to changing things up. If your hospital offers a breastfeeding class I highly recommend it. They gave us information and resources we can use once the baby is here and basically a foundation to start with. Just thought I would share.

botanicalbliss · February 2013

littlewest1 · February 2013

They won't schedule our breastfeeding classes until closer to the due date so mine won't be until mid May. I am definitely looking forward to it. My SIL has a newborn and is a nurse and didn't take the class...she said she really wished she would have and regrets not doing it.

caden1206 · February 2013

JLGrove:
They won't schedule our breastfeeding classes until closer to the due date so mine won't be until mid May. I am definitely looking forward to it. My SIL has a newborn and is a nurse and didn't take the class...she said she really wished she would have and regrets not doing it.

Since yours a little bit away, look up skin to skin contact during the first hour. There should be some good information. Our hospital does skin to skin each time you breastfeed, which means I will have to limit visitors, but it does sound like something worth looking into. I never got the opportunity to actually breastfeed, just pump, but I feel overwhelmed and I am afraid that I am going to screw it up. They actually made us feel human and told us it will takes weeks to get it right. Maybe get some books too. I just want to give it the best shot I can.

botanicalbliss · February 2013

caden1206:
JLGrove:
They won't schedule our breastfeeding classes until closer to the due date so mine won't be until mid May. I am definitely looking forward to it. My SIL has a newborn and is a nurse and didn't take the class...she said she really wished she would have and regrets not doing it.
Since yours a little bit away, look up skin to skin contact during the first hour. There should be some good information. Our hospital does skin to skin each time you breastfeed, which means I will have to limit visitors, but it does sound like something worth looking into. I never got the opportunity to actually breastfeed, just pump, but I feel overwhelmed and I am afraid that I am going to screw it up. They actually made us feel human and told us it will takes weeks to get it right. Maybe get some books too. I just want to give it the best shot I can.

This is key. Both you and your LO are learning how to make it work. I feel like a lot of women get frustrated that it's not working perfectly off the bat, but honestly, neither of you have done it before so it's bound to take a little time.

I love that hospitals are promoting skin to skin so much now It seems so natural - I love it!!!

MAdams728 · February 2013

I've been reading everything I can find, internet and books, to try to prepare. I think the best advice has come from my cousin. She's a nurse practitioner and nursed three babies, each for well over a year. She told me about the importance of skin to skin, really stressed it, and recommended no visitors for a couple of hours. That, and nursing every two hours during the day and three at night the first couple of weeks, no matter how hard it is to get the baby to wake up, while keeping up skin to skin at home, too.

CRLSMC2011 · February 2013

I'm trying to decide if it is worth doing. It is $40 at the hospital. So I'm thinking I may just try to find a LLL meeting and go to that, plus talk to my SIL and others who have done it before and have a meeting with the LC before leaving the hospital.

Skk1977 · February 2013

Good to know. i had a dream last night that I was holding my baby upside down while breast feeding and holding him in a cup with ice. I might be in need of these classes

tuffytiff · February 2013

That's awesome! I bf my older 2 successfully but it has been almost 16yrs ago! This skin to skin is new to me, but also highly recommended by my hospital so I have it in my birth plan to do it if all goes well! I also want to take a bf class, I feel like it can only help! Plus being dh first baby it will help us be a team...thanks for the reminder to sign up!

caden1206 · February 2013

CRLSMC2011:
I'm trying to decide if it is worth doing. It is $40 at the hospital. So I'm thinking I may just try to find a LLL meeting and go to that, plus talk to my SIL and others who have done it before and have a meeting with the LC before leaving the hospital.

Ugh, that is a lot. I don't know where you live, buy maybe see if another hospital offers free classes. My hospital you can just sign up for it and there is no commitment to deliver there. LLL was also a resource they gave us locally. Good luck.

kasabby · February 2013

I am signed up for one at our hospital in a week and a half. I am looking forward to going to it. I am currently trying to read up and educate myself as much as I can.

littlewest1 · February 2013

CRLSMC2011:
I'm trying to decide if it is worth doing. It is $40 at the hospital. So I'm thinking I may just try to find a LLL meeting and go to that, plus talk to my SIL and others who have done it before and have a meeting with the LC before leaving the hospital.

Mine is free if you take the labor and delivery classes...which we are. Does your hospital give you that option?

ScottsdaleMama · February 2013

JLGrove:
CRLSMC2011:
I'm trying to decide if it is worth doing.  It is $40 at the hospital.  So I'm thinking I may just try to find a LLL meeting and go to that, plus talk to my SIL and others who have done it before and have a meeting with the LC before leaving the hospital. 

Mine is free if you take the labor and delivery classes...which we are.  Does your hospital give you that option?

My breastfeeding class is also 40, even though we're taking labor/delivery class and new parent classes at the hospital. For me it's a non negotiable, I've had breast augmentation to correct slight tuberous breast deformity and I'm worried about my ability to breastfeed. It's something that I really want to do, but I know it might be an especially difficult process.

hope2432 · February 2013

Skk1977:
Good to know. i had a dream last night that I was holding my baby upside down while breast feeding and holding him in a cup with ice. I might be in need of these classes ;

I had a weird breast feeding dream, too! These darn vitamins haha

melissamiller03 · February 2013

I 100% agree with the breastfeeding class. I went last week and I really learned a lot and I definitely feel more confident being a FTM. I learned a lot that I didn't even know. Highly recommend!

rebaann · February 2013

Our class is in mid-March. We are in a HCOL area, so our class is $65, but my insurance said they would reimburse us with a receipt and certificate of completion (also for our childbirth class). You might want to call and ask about that.

mrsthomas3311 · February 2013

H and I went to one last week, it was super informative and they really push the skin to skin contact and holding off doing anything for the first hour, (as long as baby has no issues) besides baby spending time with mom for skin to skin and trying to BF and don't allow visitors at that time which I love! They are really for BF'ing and seem like they will do everything and anything they can to help mom's achieve that.

Lolalipsy · February 2013

Thanks for sharing. I'd really love to BF if I can.

GoMaltby18 · February 2013

I hope it works out better for you this time! I just want to give you some encouragement: my supply seems to taper off around 3-4 months and at that point I can rarely get anything just by pumping. My supply keeps up with what the boys eat, but I usually just pack up the pump then b/c there's nothing extra.

Also, every baby is different. It took me about 6 weeks to get all the kinks worked out with DS1. With DS2 I latched him on at birth and we were good to go.

Finally, my experience in the hospital with my second was completely different than with my first. They pretty much left us alone and I only saw an LC when I asked for one to stop by. With my first it seemed like we had nurses and LCs stopping by constantly. It was actually kind of nice not being bothered, but if your experience is similar don't be shy and just ring for help whenever you need it.

katester42 · February 2013

That's awesome! My DH and I are going to one on the 21st. I'm a FTM and would like to BF and would like as much knowledge on the topic as possible. I hope our class is as informative as yours was!

Schell2013 · February 2013

Ours is in the end of April. I can't wait for it! I really want to be successful at breast feeding.

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